‘Ex-Wife’ originally outsold ‘The Great Gatsby,’ but critics sniffed at the novel, deeming it a melodramatic period piece − even though it tackled timeless issues like gender, money and power.
  • Eq0@literature.cafe
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    1 year ago

    I read a similar critique comparing Catcher in the Rye and “The Bell Jar”. So I read The Bell Jar, and I was blown away. Such potent book! The representation of women’s constraining roll in society is incredibly moving.

    Now I’ll have to add Ex-Wife to my reads, and compare it to Gatsby. I honestly liked Gatsby, so a similar book would be interesting.